"The group of wolves guarding the granary are not easy to mess with. Not to mention the bandits, even the soldiers from the county and city couldn't get any advantage, but they were killed so silently, not even one of them ran out to spread the news.
No one believes it!"
The thug boss said: "And I took a closer look just now. The corpses on the ground are all those of wolf cubs, and there is not a single corpse of a bandit!
Where in the world are there such powerful bandits? If they were really capable, what kind of bandits would they be?"
"So, old demon, what you are saying is that there is fraud in this matter?" the shopkeeper asked.
"Yes," the old demon nodded: "Of course, it's also possible that I saw it wrong, or that the bandits took away the bodies of their own people!"
"Bandits are all desperadoes who lick blood on the tip of their knives, so they won't collect corpses for others!"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "Old demon, you are right, this matter is probably a fraud!"
"Shopkeeper, what are you going to do?" Old Yao said: "I asked Lao Wu to prepare the horse. Shopkeeper, how about you run away?"
"Now that things have happened, where can I run?" The shopkeeper sighed: "I'd better go to the county town to report the situation to Mr. Chen!"
If he can control the clerk, the grain merchant will naturally control him.
In the eyes of outsiders, the shopkeeper's salary is high, he changes one or two charming concubines every three months, and the grain dealer reimburses him. But only the shopkeeper himself knows that the prerequisite for him to become a shopkeeper is to keep his parents, wife and children.
I'm in the county town, and I live next door to the grain merchant's house. Remember it in one second
The grain merchants pretended to be taking care of his family for him, but in reality they were trying to control him.
In addition, grain merchants will also arrange agents to lurk in various grain stores. Once the shopkeeper is found to have enriched his own pockets, he will be severely punished.
The shopkeeper went to the grain merchant to admit his punishment, and at most he would die alone. If he was lucky and in a good mood when he met the grain merchant, he might be able to escape with his life.
If he dares to escape privately, he will be hunted down, and his parents, wife, and children will all be buried in the river by grain merchants!
When the old demon heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, he had guessed the answer just now.
"Old demon, I have saved some money over the years and deposited it in the Jinchuan Bank in Sichuan. This is the bankbook and password!"
The shopkeeper stuffed a bankbook into the old demon's hand: "You can take your brothers and leave, don't get involved with me!"
Nowadays, the world is becoming more and more chaotic. Various banks in Dakang have closed down one after another. Even the banks opened by the royal family are no exception, and there are very few survivors.
Jinchuan Bank is one of the survivors.
Even if other banks are lucky enough to survive, their outlets have also dropped sharply. Most banks have only one or two outlets left. Only Jinchuan Bank has bucked the trend. In just over a year, its outlets in Sichuan and Sichuan have increased several times!
The situation in Sichuan and Shu was stable, and anyone with a discerning eye could see Jin Feng's potential, and they could also see that Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess had the highest probability of victory in the end, so some thoughtful merchants deposited their savings in Jinchuan Bank.
This shopkeeper is one of them.
Although the grain merchant sent people to keep an eye on him, he still found a way to make money after being a shopkeeper for so many years.
For example, during the cold disasters of the past two years, he got the news in advance and sent people to secretly transport grain to the disaster areas. He made a lot of money every time.
The money earned during the two years of cold weather alone is enough for a few thugs to live happily for a lifetime.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, I, the old devil, swear to God here that if you really have a problem, I will try my best to take your family away!"
The old demon took the bankbook and solemnly swore.
The shopkeeper gave the bankbook to Lao Yao just because of Lao Yao's words.
In fact, he also knew that the old demon might not take care of his family after getting the money, but he had no choice.
Believe me, it's better than giving money to Jinchuan Bank for free, right?
"Old demon brother, I believe you!"
The shopkeeper patted the old demon heavily on the shoulder, walked quickly out of the reed marsh, and went straight to the county town along the pipe.
The distance between the small town and the county seat is not close. Even though the shopkeeper was working hard all the way, he didn't arrive until noon.
The horse bought at a high price was so tired that it foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground when it arrived at the gate of Beicheng.
The shopkeeper whipped him a few times and found that the horse was breathing more air than it was taking in, so he simply threw the horse on the side of the road and ran into the city.
He ran all the way to the door of the grain merchant's mansion and entered the courtyard under the leadership of the concierge.
Before reaching the backyard, the shopkeeper heard the sound of whipping and howling.
Mr. Chen, a grain merchant, was well-known in the county for his bad temper. He would beat people whenever he disagreed. In order to make it easier to beat people, Mr. Chen specially built a row of racks in the yard to hang people.
I don’t know how many slaves and servants were beaten to death by Master Chen every year.
When the people in the county scare their children, they will say, if you don't obey, you will be sold to Mr. Chen's house!
As soon as the shopkeeper heard the noise in the yard, he knew that Mr. Chen was in a bad mood today and was beating people again.
But already at the door, the shopkeeper had no choice but to walk in.
"I hope Master Chen can calm down the fire after beating the servant."
The shopkeeper prayed silently in his heart.
Entering the yard, the first thing the shopkeeper saw was two people hanging on a shelf in the center of the yard. The tall and burly Mr. Chen was beating them up and down.
The shopkeeper thought that these two men were servants of Mr. Chen's house, but when the beaten man screamed and begged for mercy, the shopkeeper discovered that these two men were also the shopkeepers of the grain store.
And just like him, the grain stores they were responsible for also relied on the granary.
It's just that the two of them were beaten until their clothes were ragged and bloody, so he didn't recognize them at first.
The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat, as if he had caught some clue, but before he could think about it, Master Chen also saw him.
"Are you here too?" Mr. Chen shook his whip and asked with a glare, "Did something happen to your grain depot too?"
"Reporting to Mr. Chen, the grain depot was attacked by a group of bandits this morning..."
The shopkeeper quickly lay down on the ground and told what happened: "When I learned about the situation, I didn't dare to delay, so I came to report to Mr. Chen immediately!"
"Bandits again!"
Master Chen angrily whipped the shopkeeper on the back: "Where on earth did these bandits appear and dare to rob me of three grain stores in one night?"